Comfrey Root

Timh

One of the most popular, selfless, and beloved contributors on Earth Clinic, TimH has been posting on Earth Clinic since 2011. TimH has earned a BA degree w/ major studies in Psychology, Religion, and Philosophy at Western Kentucky University. Tim served as a Christian Missionary to the Athabascan Native American Indians in Anvik, Alaska. He also served as a substitute teacher in K-12 public school. Tim has also served as a Nurse in both public general and special personal patient care. He has studied and used Natural & Alternative medicine extensively in his own battle against severe & chronic environmental illness.

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Hi Sumeet, I am not sure where you are in LA but, have you ever heard of erewhon? It's a great health food store right near The Grove which is a landmark in LA you most likely know of. If you don't know of it, it's a great discovery! They have a tonic bar there that is amazing and worth checking out. Well, anyway, they carry comfrey but in the bulk form. I believe they also carry the tincture. The actual address is: 7660 Beverly Bl.

You can find Decolorized (White)Iodine at Amazon.com. Enter search term "white iodine". You may also be able to find "Todo Blanco" another type of White Iodine at ebay.com by entering search term "decolorized iodine"

Hi Sunny/Carly, On Ebay and elsewhere you can find the Hanna "pH Checker" digital pH meter. It's about $30.USD. Mine came off Ebay.

I think you will find this meter perfect for what you are trying to do. I wound up returning 2 other meters with larger, wider, way deeper (requires a very large testing sample), more unwieldy electrodes before I found this one.

If you are wanting to check pH of Urine/Saliva, the pH Checker has a small, easy to clean electrode and is quick to use and very accurate. The small electrode means it is able to work with a smaller sample in a smaller container, and is also much easier to clean than the models with larger, wider and more deeply recessed electrodes.

I have found the "small sample" capability most valuable when checking the pH of saliva. The sample-container I have found most useful for checking Saliva pH is the plastic snap-on protective top cover which fits over the spray head of a Mane n Tail Brand 'hair detangler' spray bottle. This top is just about the size of a small thimble, and the pH Checker electrode tip goes right into it easily. The bigger pH meters won't fit into such a tiny sample container at all, and made checking saliva pH way too hard to do.

Trust me, at 3AM (or on the road) it will make a great difference how easy your equipment is to use :-).

Just line up your containers (Clean, upside down, on paper towels) on your way to bed, 1, 2, 3... and Done.

Hi Sunny, Sorry I did not see your question until just now- Since we are interested in greatest accuracy around a pH of 7.0, I'd get the 7 solution to calibrate your meter. It will likely arrive pre-calibrated, mine did. It was fine.

Don't worry, it's easy. Other than that, just follow the easy maintenance instructions that should arrive with your meter.

I just purchased disodium edta capsules from Wonder Laboratories online. I got 250 - 625mg capsules for around $20. I started taking them three days ago and I've never felt better! I can hear better than ever too, not sure why but I don't care either. It's awesome!

Thank you for Ted's comments. I have now moved to Nottingham and have found an holistic practitioner who agrees with a lot of info from your site. I have taken Ted's remedies on board and am feeling a lot better. I am not sure where to get the disodium though as i am not sure what it is. I am on the zinc and B vitamins etc though. I am still oil pulling and have found that my face is a lot smoother. The hydrogen peroxide must be working along with the other remedies but I'm not sure which is the best method, inhalation or drinking. Can Ted help me on this, also how much do I need for prevention once I have been cured. The ACV and Bicarb seem to be giving me more energy also so all in all things are looking up! Thank you

On June 29, 2015, Earth Clinic's genius contributor suffered a debilitating stroke in Bangkok, Thailand. Learn more about his condition at http://ted.earthclinic.com

ABOUT TED

Since 2003, Parhatsathid Napatalung (aka Ted from Bangkok, Thailand) has been one of the preeminent expert voices on integrative medical therapies for the EarthClinic.com website, as that site has grown from random blog entry to one of the world's top sites on alternative medicine. The eager and sustained interest Mr. Napatalung draws to his continuing research into alternative and complementary therapies for everything from mange in dogs to suppressing the growth of brain tumors has played a central role in the website's success, but that is nothing to the number of grateful readers who commend his as the one voice that was able to save them from debilitating illness when the rest of the medical profession had failed or given up. With justifiable fondness and esteem, we have come to know Mr. Napatalung more simply as "Ted" from Bangkok.

Ted was born in Bangkok, Thailand and has since returned to that historic metropolis but spent the formative years of his life (1965-1981) in the US, studying in its schools and universities. He is an autodidact in the areas of biochemistry, allopathic medicine, laboratory science, and integrative medicine as the outgrowth of a very personal interest in life-saving treatments standard medicine has ignored or missed out on entirely.

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Disodium EDTA is a chelating substance which removes free heavy metals from the source, such as drinking water for example. Assuming I am tested positive for free heavy metal in my urine, then adding 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of Disodium EDTA to one liter of water will cause my urine to be free of the heavy metals. One exception to the EDTA is that it only chelates the free heavy metals. I will drink this one liter of water over the course of a day. If I drink more than one liter, I will add EDTA also to the second liter of water, for example.

However, oil pulling is also great for removing heavy metals from your body too, such that I sometimes refer this as oil chelation. However, most bacteria, mycoplasma and heavy metals tend to be oil soluble organisms making oil pulling one way to reduce the problem.

Most food processors should have disodium EDTA as a food preservative so you might obtain it from that source, but different countries are subjected to different controls. Most difficult for me, to obtain any chemicals, appears to be the UK. I do not know why. perhaps restrictions in the sale of chemicals.

Once you are cured, maintenance dose of 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonates are needed, which can be distributed to two doses at 1/4 teaspoon in the morning and 1/4 teaspoon before bedtime. However it is becoming increasingly evident that certain people do need this again around 11.00 a.m. as a preventive of certain symptoms from appearing, which often occurs around 12.00 p.m. to about 4.00 p.m., when the body is most stressed.

Does anyone know where I can purchase 90% DMSO solution in a bottle in Canada?

Background:

I have a severe fungal infection on my chin and neck that has spread to my scalp. Over the past year I've tried ACV, Iodine, Tea Tree, Garlic paste etc. Nothing natural has worked.

My primary doctor here in Canada first prescribed Lamicil, then Lamicil tablets. This combination slowed the fungal growth but did not eliminate the fungus on my chin. I am now waiting for an appointment with a dermatology specialist which is another 5 months wait. In the meantime I read somewhere applying Nizarol shampoo worked for some individuals and this is also working for me. I apply the shampoo with 2% Ketoconazole directly to the affected areas in the morning and do not wash off until bed time.

The problem with using the shampoo is it dries out the skin and after application, in about 3 days, my skin visibly scales and begins to shed. This appearance is disconcerting and is a concern since I work with clients. I read somewhere someone using Lamisil cream mixed with DMSO applied directly to infected area has worked for them and I want to try that. Using the DMSO as a carrier for Lamisil may be as effective as the Nizarol without the dryness, scaling and peeling.

Try licorice extract, be sure to rub it in for a least 60 seconds [longer is better] It is the best thing to cure singles, genital warts, any skin disorder ...you won't believe how fast it works!!!!!! It has many other healing properties!!!! This is incredible!!!!

Dong Quai

Posted by Tango (Decatur, Georgia) on 12/10/2012

I am trying to locate a facility that carries dong quai tea to help with my mentrual cycle and hot flashes. I am in need of this product due to when my cycle comes on I think I have menorrah because I have to wear a pad and tampoon the entire time my cycle is on. I have night sweats and hot flashes quite often along with insomina. Please let me know if there is a place in Atlanta, Ga I can buy this product. Thanks, Tango

Hi Tango, You can get dong quai in a health food store as well so, if you have one close by I would check that. It would be in the herbs section. In Atlanta, there's probably a Chinatown in which you could find it as well. Or, you could just order it online by doing a search. I don't know if you would also want to find a Chinese medicine Dr.Of course, they could re- balance this for you and often TCM is very reasonable financially, just ask around. Hope this helps. Lisa

It says the formula has been trusted worldwide since 1922. Looks authentic (they warn against counterfeits and the product has the picture of Rene Caisse on the label - "Caisse" spelled backwards is "Essiac").

Hi Bess, I doubt that is a original site, you can see their company name is different. Most of the sites warn about fake essiac. I am not sure. Today, I saw the essiac bottle in a health food store. The website mentioned in that bottle was different and the website is not working. thanks

Hi Ed, I bought the original 4 herbs from anursesherbaltea site and made my own tea. I made a gallon and take 2 oz. per day, so it lasts quite awhile. I put it in (4) quart jars and it keeps in the refrigerator. Best wishes!

Hi Ed, I was trying to rid myself of Lichen Planus by following Daisy's lead of taking essiac tea tonic which cured her of LS, a relative of LP. I thought I might be making some progress but a recent visit to my dentist had him saying he sees no difference. I feel the same but it falls into the "can't hurt, might help category", and in Daisy's defense, I wasn't following her protocol exactly by using the tea itself instead of the tonic. I have seen people who say they have cured themselves of cancer with the tea, so I don't want to discourage it's use just because I'm not getting the results I had hoped for. Best wishes!

Flaxseed Oil

Posted by Tommy (North York, On, Canada) on 11/14/2010

Hello everyone, I just wonder if someone could tell me where to buy the flax seed oil from Toulouse in France. I asked my sister who lives there to buy but she couldn't find it. It's called in french '' l'huile de Lin'' right? or '' L'huile de grain de Lin''? Thank you so much.

Hi Tommy, yes, it is called huile de lin. Although I live in France I don't think that I have ever bought it here as I live next to Germany and Switzerland and I buy most of my stuff in those two countries. You could try the health shops or otherwise pharmacies with a health section as I think they have it in capsules. That is also better because of the oxidation. Otherwise you will have to try online but I think that I have bought it in a pharmacy here...

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